18. Your 57-year-old patient is diagnosed with thrombocytopenia. Which was probably caused by Decreased platelet production Increased platelet survival Decreased sequestration of platelets Increased platelet production Normal megakaryocytes

18. Your 57-year-old patient is diagnosed with thrombocytopenia. Which was probably caused by Decreased platelet production Increased platelet survival Decreased sequestration of platelets Increased platelet production Normal megakaryocytes

Body Structures & Functions

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18. Your 57-year-old patient is diagnosed with thrombocytopenia. Which was probably caused by

1. Decreased platelet production
2. Increased platelet survival
3. Decreased sequestration of platelets
4. Increased platelet production
5. Normal megakaryocytes

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